Stout announces four top-notch signees for women's golf team

Dec 10, 2009

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Look no further than the Top 25
individuals at the state high school tournament standings and
you’ll find four names that will be key members of the
Tennessee Tech women’s golf team for the next four
seasons.

Second-year coach Brandy Stout has announced the signing of four
players who will enroll at Tech following graduation next spring
and begin their collegiate careers with the 2010-2011 season.

The newest Golden Eagles will be Katy Beth Glover from Henry
County High School, Ericka Wann from Blackman High School, and prep
teammates Brandy VanEtten and Amber Shepherd from Anderson County
High School.

All four placed in the Top 25 recently at the TSSAA state
championships while leading their high school team.

Stout, who was a 2001 Golden Eagle signee and has been around the
program as a player or coach for nearly a decade, feels it’s
the top women’s golf signing class in school history.

“I am very pleased and excited about this recruited
class,” Stout said. “This 2010 signing class is the
best recruiting class to ever come through the Women's Golf program
here at Tennessee Tech.

“All four signees finished in the top 25 at State and each
one of these young ladies possess the ability to become a champion.
They will be a great asset on and off the golf course and will help
on leading us to many OVC Championships."

Katy Beth Glover is the daughter of Wyatt and Kathy Glover of
Paris, Tenn., where she was the No. 1 player at Henry County High
School for the past three years. After playing her freshman season
under coach Buddy Inman, Glover’s final three prep seasons
came under the guidance of coach Renae Lassiter. A versatile
athlete, she also lettered one year on the basketball team and was
an All-Mid State selection.

On the golf course, Glover was an All-District 10AAA finisher all
four seasons, won all-region honors for three years and was a Class
AAA All-State winner in 2008.

Ericka Wann is the daughter of Daniel and Geraldine Wann of
Smyrna, Tenn., and paced Blackman High School during the past four
years, advancing to the TSSAA state tournament each of the past
three seasons. A team captain for the Lady Blaze, she plans to
major in criminal justice.

She helped the team post a four-year mark of 128-39 and finish as
Region 4AAA runnerup the past two years. She placed 14th in the
state tournament in 2007 and 2008. The district medalist as a
sophomore, she finished second in the district and region as a
junior. As a senior, she tied for medalist honors at the region
tournament with a 74 then placed in a tie for 21st place at the
state championships with rounds of 82 and 79. She played her high
school golf for coach Seth Burt.

Shepherd and VanEtten helped Anderson County High School win four
consecutive district championships under coach Johnny Cox. They
also captured three regional titles and finished third in the state
tournament in 2006 and 2008, and second in 2007.

Amber Shepherd was a four-year starter at Anderson County High
School. The daughter of Darrell and Sharon Shepherd from Caryville,
Tenn., she will major in education. An Honors student, she was the
first player from her school to earn first-team all-state honors,
capturing that distinction as a sophomore in 2007. She repeated her
first-team all-state honors as a junior and won the same honor for
the third consecutive year.

She placed second in the district and 21st at the TSSAA state
tournament as a freshman. In her sophomore season, she was the
team’s Player of the Year, placing second in the district,
third in the region and sixth in the state tournament. As a junior,
she was third in the district, first in the region and seventh at
the state event.

This past season, Shepherd finished first in the district, third
in the region and fourth in the state.
Brandy VanEtten is the daughter of Willie and Robyn from
Jacksboro, Tenn., and will study business.

She finished first in the district tournament as a freshman and
junior, second as a sophomore and fourth as a senior. She was
fourth in the region championships all four years. At the TSSAA
state tournament this year she finished 17th overall with rounds of
77 and 81 for a 158 total.